Itwillfocusonfivekeythemes:CitiesoftheFuture;ImprovingHumanLife;PoweringFutureEconomies–Energy;TheDigitalAge–InnovationandEntrepreneurship;andTourism’sNewFrontiers.

The‘topten’designersthatfollowarethoseIthinkhavebeenthemostinfluential.Thesepeoplehaveshapedyoureverydayworld.

hisinfluencesandhowYuobtainedhisfirstprojectsinChinausingtheecologicalprinciplesasthedifferentiatorbehimselfandtheotherlandscapedesignfirmsandinstitutes.

TheTaihangSkywalkovertheRedFlagCanalsolvespedestrianandautomobilecirculationbycreatinganoverheadwalkwaythatnavigatescomplexterrain,organizingthespatialexperiencearoundscience,education,andlandscapeconservation.ThespiritoftheRedFlagCanalisinterpretedtorespectthehistoricspiritoftheplacewhileusingmodernlanguagetohighlightthespectacularlandscape.TheTaihangSkywalkislocatedatstrategicandscenicentrancestotheRedFlagCanalandYouthCaveinLinxianCounty,AnyangCity.Theelevatedwalkwayissimpleindesign,allowingit...

1ProjectStatementAdeterioratedwetlandwasregeneratedthroughadaptivedesignandturnedintoaworkingecologicalinfrastructureforstormwatermanagementandtheremediationofwastewaterfromthecitywatersupplyplant.Anotherwiseinaccessiblemarshwasmadeaccessiblethroughminimalinterventionofanetworkofboardwalks,pathsandrestingplatforms,whicharelargelydetachedfromtherecoverednaturalhabitats,allowinganintimateexperienceallowingvisitorstotouchnaturewithoutinterruptingitprocesses.2ProjectNarratives2.1ObjectivesandChallen...

KongjianYucertainlyisbyfarthebest-knownlandscapearchitectfromthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Notonlyishethepresidentofhis­ownplanningcompanyTurenscape,heisalsothedean­oftheCollegeofArchitectureandLandscapeArchitectureatPekingUniversity.

Speaker: Kongjian, Yu Meeting Topic:The nature and the city —— urban ecological design and planning Meeting place:Austin , Texas , USA Meeting Time:2014 02 28 —03 01 sponsor: The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusettsand The University of Texas School of Architecture, Austin, TexasTim Beatley

Thispastyearshowsusallthatthepublishingworldisn’tdeadyet.Anumberofmust-havebooksonlandscapearchitecture,urbandesign,andecologycamepastourdesksthisyear.Hereareourtoptenbooksof2012:

TheBlueCircleisTurenscapeConsortium'sdesignentryforMoscow'sZaryadyePark.Thedesignincludedmonasterygardens,meadows,wetlands,areflectionpondandabirchforest.

SeattleParksandRecreationvaluesthecommunity'scommitmentandsupporttoourparksandgreenspaces.OneofourgoalsistoactivelyengageandbuildrelationshipswithSeattle'sdiversepopulation.